Jeanne Carolyn Harroff
March 3, 1933-Oct. 31, 2004
Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, November 2, 2004, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
Funeral services for Jeanne C. Harroff, 71 of South Third St., Niles, are 11 a.m. Thursday, at Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, by the Rev. Dr. Ronald H. Wakeman of First Presbyterian Church.
Harroff died Sunday, Oct. 31, unexpectedly of natural causes.
Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.
Harroff was born March 31, 1933, in Niles. She graduated from Niles High School in 1947.
On May 5, 1956, in the First Presbyterian Church, Niles, she married James D. Harroff, who preceded her in death.
Harroff was employed for several years as Secretary at Niles High School. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Niles.
A long-time resident of Effie Lane, she served as a Howard Township Trustee, on the Zoning Board, and the township's Liaison to SMCAS. She was a also a member of the Southwestern Michigan Running Club, and the Friday Night Book Club.
Survivors include three sons, Jeffrey Harroff of South Bend, Ind., Jonathan Harroff of Edwardsburg, and Jerry Patrick Harroff; and four grandchildren.
Harroff was preceded in death by one son, Jay Clark Harroff.
Visitation will be Wednesday, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Niles District Library.
also Submitted by family member; publication details unknown:
Mrs. Jeanne Carolyn Harroff, 71, of South Third Street, Niles, Mich., died Sunday morning, Oct. 31, 2004, in her home. Death was unexpected but of natural causes.
She was born on March 31, 1933, in Niles, to Robert and Maybelle (Vetter) Moody, and lived in Niles all of her life. She graduated from Niles High School in 1947. As longtime resident of Effie Lane, she served as a trustee to Howard Township, served on the Zoning Board and as the township's liaison to SMCAS. She was also employed for several years by Niles Community Schools as secretary at Niles High School.
Mrs. Harroff was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Niles, and of the Southwestern Michigan Running Club and the Friday Night Book Club.
On May 5, 1956, at First Presbyterian Church, Niles, she was married to James D. Harroff, who preceded her in death on April 19, 2000. She was also preceded in death by a son, Jay Clark Harroff, who died at birth in 1969.
Surviving family includes her sons, Jeffrey (Robin) Harroff of South Bend, Ind., Jonathan (Marcia) Harroff of Edwardsburg, Mich., and Jerry Patrick Harroff of Los Angeles, Calif.; and four grandchildren, Jennifer Harroff, Justin Harroff, Lindsay Harroff and Jacob Harroff.
The funeral service for Jeanne C. Harroff will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, in the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, with the Rev. Dr. Ronald H. Wakeman of First Presbyterian Church, Niles, officiating. Committal services will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today in the funeral home.
Contributions in memory of Mrs. Harroff may be made to the Niles District Library.